Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

travel literature

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: trav-el lit-er-a-ture
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a broad genre consisting of descriptive accounts, also known as travelogues or itineraries, telling about an individual or a group's encounter with a new place, peoples and cultures.

Example Sentences

"The first wave of travel literature in the century following Columbus recounted heroic tales of crusades, conquests and pilgrimages."

Questions

What does travel literature mean?: a broad genre consisting of descriptive accounts, also known as travelogues or itineraries, telling about an individual or a group's encounter with a new place, peoples and cultures.

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